By default on Ubuntu Trusty there is only Postgres 9.3 available This shows how to get the latest version installed. Add the Postgres Repository: echo "deb http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt/ trusty-pgdg main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/postgres.list Import the repository key, and run an update: wget https://www.postgresql.org/media/keys/ACCC4CF8.asc apt-key add ACCC4CF8.asc apt-get update Install Postgres: apt-get install postgresql-9.4